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[MacZ]

Ahh checkerboard cichlids. New one on me those. Nice lil fish.

Still juveniles, biggest one only just scratches 5cm, smallest around 3cm. They will take at least until summer until they reach young adult size. I've been trying to get them for over a year until last November, when I got a single almost adult male, lost that one the day after I moved all fish to the new tank. These here I have for almost 4 weeks now.

 

[Bwood22]

God I love that so much.
That is probably the most tranquil tank I've ever seen.

I could literally stare at that for hours.

Can you upload like....a 3 hour version of that so I can play it all day long while I work?

 

[MacZ]

God I love that so much.
That is probably the most tranquil tank I've ever seen.

I could literally stare at that for hours.

Can you upload like....a 3 hour version of that so I can play it all day long while I work?

Oh come on! It's just a little tank with some bossy and bickering little fish and some rotting plant matter.

I can't sadly. I have but a one room appartment and work from home, so I could only do that when not at home. Also no equipment. My phone has only enough hard drive space for a maximum of 5 minutes.

 

[86 ssinit]

My bare bottom tank.

 

[Bwood22]

Babies.


It's a Boy!

 

[emeraldking]

God I love that so much.
That is probably the most tranquil tank I've ever seen.

I could literally stare at that for hours.

Can you upload like....a 3 hour version of that so I can play it all day long while I work?

I love open tanks...

 

[MacZ]

 

[Sb092]

That frog! It's so chubby it made me laugh.

Her name is Mrs. Piggy, recently added another Kermit (he’s doing good so far).

 

[MacZ]

And no, I don't have too much idle time...

 

[Bwood22]

And no, I don't have too much idle time...

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Mods: We need a drooling emoji.

Something about this tank puts me in a trance.
I want to do this in a 125 gallon long tank with like 8 to 10 fish in the whole thing.

Actually, I just want MacZ to do it for me.

 

[Linda1234]

This is my 5 gallon mess:

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In the back left corner i have one of these - it has been there for about a year so it is well established but slow growing:

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Not sure what to do about that moss ball in the back middle right. I mean it is kind of nice but it takes up 1/4 of the tank. I mean i keep thinking of all the plants I could add if i did something with it. It just keeps getting larger and larger.

 

[MacZ]

I have no words. *gasp*

Mods: We need a drooling emoji.

Something about this tank puts me in a trance.
I want to do this in a 125 gallon long tank with like 8 to 10 fish in the whole thing.

Actually, I just want MacZ to do it for me.

-> ->
My facial expressions while reading that post.

 

[Jerboa]

 

[Bwood22]

I have no words. *gasp*

-> ->
My facial expressions while reading that post.

You know, when I think of the best of fishkeeping....the upper echelon of the hobby...
I used to think of really nice reef tanks, and discus tanks, I would even put some hap & peacock tanks high on the list when done "properly". And I still have much respect for all of those listed above as well as any tank where the work has really been put in to the project and it shows.

Alot of people say that they keep fish because aquariums are so relaxing, yet we all see how stressful things can be from time to time.

I've never given much thought to Blackwater in the past. I was aware of it, but I never really had an appetite for it. I still know next to nothing about it for real.

But now, I don't think there are many other setup options that do a better job of achieving such a high level of relaxation as looking at the bottom of a shallow pond, lake or river bed and watching those fish swim around the wood, sticks, leaves and tannins grazing and just hanging out. I absolutely love it.
For me, Blackwater is the pinnacle.
I just can't get over it.

Anyways thanks for hearing my soapbox ted-talk. Now I have to go net a jerk peacock and put him in time-out.

 

[Rgtx]

This is my 5 gallon mess:
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In the back left corner i have one of these - it has been there for about a year so it is well established but slow growing:
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Not sure what to do about that moss ball in the back middle right. I mean it is kind of nice but it takes up 1/4 of the tank. I mean i keep thinking of all the plants I could add if i did something with it. It just keeps getting larger and larger.

I dont think it's a mess, me likes

 

[John58ford]

I've been pretty busy but had an opportunity come up and did a 6 day lunch break build in the pent corner tank.

Still a little cloudy but:

Altolamprolgus Calvus Inkfin

Lamprologus Ocellatus Gold


With all new substrate and low stock the plants will struggle at first so I probably won't be able to "show it off" again for a few months. I'm hoping I can jungle this out as much as my other Shelly tank.

 

[Kathylee]

You guys all have amazing tanks! I love this thread- over the past year, every so often I will just read through it & look at the photos for updates or even just some inspiration.

 

[Cooperman411]

You guys all have amazing tanks! I love this thread- over the past year, every so often I will just read through it & look at the photos for updates or even just some inspiration.

I do the same. Always looking for inspiration. And pictures of types of fish that I don't have.

 

[sunflower430]

5 gallon betta tank

 

[Cooperman411]

5 gallon betta tank

I'm going to be all about anubias (and low light plants) in my next tank. Is that just a normal LED that came with the hood? Or is there special lighting I'm not seeing? Like is that an expensive meant-for-growing-plants hood?

 

[sunflower430]

I'm going to be all about anubias (and low light plants) in my next tank. Is that just a normal LED that came with the hood? Or is there special lighting I'm not seeing? Like is that an expensive meant-for-growing-plants hood?

Just the hood that came with the tank. Nothing special!

 

[bushmaster06]

This is my 20g minnow tank. We caught the minnows from the river behind our house and will end up using it as a holding tank to feed whatever native fish we put in our 140g tank, most likely some juvenile sunfish (bluegill, green sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish), and maybe a bass or flathead catfish.

 

[MacZ]

Overview

New game of "Find the Pencils"?

Yes, the fish also use the part under the plants.

One of my favourite behaviours of these fish. Moving leaves. Look at both pictures quickly one after the other for some sense what's going on.


And a bit more up close to the planted areas.

 

[kallililly1973]

View attachment 842402Overview

View attachment 842404 New game of "Find the Pencils"?

View attachment 842405 Yes, the fish also use the part under the plants.

View attachment 842407 View attachment 842408 One of my favourite behaviours of these fish. Moving leaves. Look at both pictures quickly one after the other for some sense what's going on.

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And a bit more up close to the planted areas.

Tank looks amazing.. I think I see 2 pencils in the second picture pointing northwest or 11 o’clock direction

 

[MacZ]

Tank looks amazing.. I think I see 2 pencils in the second picture pointing northwest or 11 o’clock direction

There are three more.

Sorry, four. I missed one myself.

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

View attachment 842402Overview

View attachment 842404 New game of "Find the Pencils"?

View attachment 842405 Yes, the fish also use the part under the plants.

View attachment 842407 View attachment 842408 One of my favourite behaviours of these fish. Moving leaves. Look at both pictures quickly one after the other for some sense what's going on.

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And a bit more up close to the planted areas.

What is the total stocking and WC schedule?

 

[Blacksheep1]

There are three more.

Sorry, four. I missed one myself.

I found 5! If I circle them what do I win?

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

Impressive i only found three or four

 

[MacZ]

I found 5! If I circle them what do I win?

The feeling of being a proud winner.

There are 6. Admittedly not all easy. 5 is very good, still.

What is the total stocking and WC schedule?

9,3 Nannostomus eques
3,1,1 Dicrossus filamentosus
30-50%/week with 100% RO. No vacuuming or other fancy shenanigans.

 

[Blacksheep1]

The feeling of being a proud winner.

There are 6. Admittedly not all easy. 5 is very good, still.

forget proud winner I’ll take macZ praise !!!

 

[MacZ]

The results will be published at 11pm my local time (GMT+2).

Edit: Here we go.

 

[veggieshark]

This is my 20g minnow tank. We caught the minnows from the river behind our house and will end up using it as a holding tank to feed whatever native fish we put in our 140g tank, most likely some juvenile sunfish (bluegill, green sunfish, pumpkinseed sunfish), and maybe a bass or flathead catfish.

Nice looking fish. I have a minnow tank like this, except I keep them as pets. They are as much fun as anything else.

The feeling of being a proud winner.

There are 6. Admittedly not all easy. 5 is very good, still.

9,3 Nannostomus eques
3,1,1 Dicrossus filamentosus
30-50%/week with 100% RO. No vacuuming or other fancy shenanigans.

Sorry, I am having a senile moment. What is this format 3,1,1? Male, female, juvenile?

 

[MacZ]

Sorry, I am having a senile moment. What is this format 3,1,1? Male, female, juvenile?

Yes, juvenile or unsexed, depending on the species, at the third position. "m, f, ?" if you will.

 

[Rgtx]

Change water and replanted floating plants today. Also noticed I got some mean cardinal tetras, these guys here nipping at my new yoyo loach while he's trying eat a snail. Seems they sense hes found food and they are trying to nip him away from it lol.

Doh just realize I posted this to the wrong thread, edited to add pic of my tank

 

[BigManAquatics]

Spent a bit of time cleaning and rearranging. A little clearer now than before, seems the rabbit snails ignore biofilm on the glass.

 

[Barrylfc]

Just finished setting up this 29 gallon, need more plants tho..but my favourite part of the process is coming at the weekend..fish shopping!!! Can’t wait!!

 

[Skrabbitskrabbit]

29 gallon low tech planted community
The lily is the newest addition to the tank (a month or two ago). Working on filling the middle background in with the jungle val as it spreads

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

29 gallon low tech planted community
The lily is the newest addition to the tank (a month or two ago). Working on filling the middle background in with the jungle val as it spreads
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I think JLaquatics would be happy to see the stocking of the tank

 

[86 ssinit]

This is suppose to be a qt tank. Bare bottom and I decided to put a few plants in in planters. This is not what’s supposed to happen to a qt tank. This is why qt tanks are the first sign of MTS!!.

 

[Cooperman411]

This is suppose to be a qt tank. Bare bottom and I decided to put a few plants in in planters. View attachment 842883View attachment 842884 This is not what’s supposed to happen to a qt tank. This is why qt tanks are the first sign of MTS!!.

Is that a nerite snail I see on the driftwood - in the QT? May as well get some substrate and more fish and find a new QT tank.

 

[86 ssinit]

Yes that’s a 4-5 yr old nerite snail. There are a few of them in there now. I had planeria in my shrimp tank and the med for getting rid of them is not snail safe. So they are in the qt tank .

 

[Kaligma]

We just started but here it is. Upgraded from a 10g that was not in good condition. We've learned a lot and a lot of thanks to the community here. Looking forward to more real plants but are happy with the java ferns that we got. It really helps develop more life in their kingdom.

Still learning everyday but happy for our friends' new home!

 

[ppate1977]

Here is my little 10 gallon.

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

Here is my little 10 gallon.

Very nice. I wouldn’t want to hurt anyones eyes with my tank yet. Soon but not yet.

 

[Rgtx]

Haha, I feel the same way. Though as the plants grow it looking better.

 

[Fishyfishyfishman]

I think yours looks wonderful. I plan on getting mine organized because right now it is a floating mass of stem plants. I am hopeful for when they grow in though once planted.

 

[BlueberrytheBetta]

Here's mine it's a 10 gallon aqua one tank

 

[Shrimpaquatics]

Everyone has nice looking tanks.

 

[John58ford]

The pent finally leveled out 4 weeks in. Here's what we ended up with.




The damage to the anubias is from it growing out of the water in the last tank it called home.

 

[New2fishlovinit]

Mods: We need a drooling emoji.

Something about this tank puts me in a trance.
I want to do this in a 125 gallon long tank with like 8 to 10 fish in the whole thing.

Actually, I just want MacZ to do it for me.

I second ! Lol I tried to mimic but failed. Stock is way down so maybe Ill give it another go. At least I know I have some great resources. Truly love that natural look so much.
Here are my Angels in the new breeding set up.